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July 2015 Issue 4
As we approach the end of another academic year, we look back on just some of
the exciting activities and experiences over the past few weeks. We hope you enjoy
reading our 4th edition...
Our morning nursery children joined in with their first
ever sports day at Blowers Green Primary school. They all had fun
and did their very best. Their families came to support
them. After all that running they had a teddy bears
picnic and enjoyed the lovely weather.
On Monday 6th July, Halima, a Year 4 pupil, was
awarded second place in the Dudley Young Writer of
the Year competition. Eighty schools took
part and this is an outstanding
achievement for Halima! Halima had a
brilliant time meeting the Mayor, a number of local
dignitaries, local authority school experts and head
teachers. We are very proud of you Halima.
Well done !
Year 2 took part in a book quiz organised by Dudley
Schools Library Service. Two teams of children
volunteered to take part. They chose their own team names and
studied eight books written by a variety of authors including Julia
Donaldson and Simon James.
Both Team Fun and
Team Rainbow showed a
comprehensive
knowledge of all eight
books whilst the rest of
the class supported them
as the audience. Well
done to both teams for
taking part and huge congratulations to Team Rainbow who were
the very worthy winners of the quiz!
On Monday 6th July 2015, Year 3 visited
Conkers Activity and Discovery Centre in Derbyshire. The children
participated in team building activities such as Construction Derby
(where they had to build a flat pack scooter) and Bushcraft. Lots of
fun was had by all and Year 3 have all written thank you letters to
the rangers for making it such a fantastic day.
Pupils who have attended school for at least 98% of the time this
school year were treated to a day out at
Drayton Manor Park. The children enjoyed
visiting the zoo and the dinosaur trail and had
lots of fun on the rides. Well done to all those
children for achieving high levels of
attendance!
Our Reception children had some special visitors this term. Ten
eggs came to school. They hatched and ten little chicks came out.
They were really tired after all that hard work of pecking out of
their shell. When they were 2 days old the children were able to
hold them. They even made houses for them, but they kept trying
to escape!
Five more visitors arrived through the post. This time they were
tiny caterpillars. The children watched them grow and grow.
Finally they turned into a chrysalis. After a long thirteen days out
popped five beautiful butterflies. After eating some juicy oranges
the children let them go.
On the 5th May Class 4 wrote formal letters to the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge congratulating them on the birth of their
daughter, Princess Charlotte, on the 2nd May. The children used
formal words, complex sentences and wrote the envelopes using the
correct layout. The children were incredibly excited to receive a letter
from the Duke and Duchess on the 15th June and each child was sent
an individually addressed envelope containing a thank you postcard
and commemorative photograph of the new family!
Children at Blowers Green have been involved in a huge variety of
after school clubs this year! They have participated in a wide range
of activities from cooking to curling, speed stacking to spelling! Our
clubs have proved really popular this year and a big thank you goes
out to everyone who has come along and participated fully in our
activities. Look out for more exciting new clubs launching in
September 2015!
On Monday 6th July Classes One and Two visited ‘The Black
Country Living Museum.’ This was very exciting as it ‘brought to
life’ many of the things the children have learned about in their
topics during the year.
As the children walked through the cobbled streets, they saw lots of
old buildings such as a Victorian school, a cinema, a chemist’s shop
and a sweet shop and met the people working there; all wearing
their traditional style outfits. It was like stepping out of a time
machine!
The children took part in a 1912 school lesson. It
was very different to lessons today. There were
no computers and the children had to write with
chalk on a slate! The
teacher was very strict and there were severe
punishments!
The children found out about transport
through the ages like horse drawn vehicles
and canal boats. The trolley buses and trams were very different to
the coach the children travelled to the museum on!
The children had a fantastic day at the museum experiencing what
life was like in the past but
they were glad to return to
2015 at the end of the day!
Calling all Science Boffins!
In March, British Science Week (BSW)
‘kicked off’ a ten-day celebration of
science, technology, engineering and
maths! Year 6 immersed themselves in this
year’s British Science Week by opening
their eyes to some of the amazing,
innovative science that has happened, is
happening or might happen on their doorstep. Their explorations into
technological, scientific and engineering marvels of the Midlands lead
to their production of 3D models celebrating constructions such as
Spaghetti Junction and The Red House Glass Cone.
But that’s not all! Year 6 also got the rest of the school involved in
celebrating local pieces of science. Entries from Reception to Year 6
were then entered into the British Science Week poster competition.
As votes are being cast and counted, we await to hear of how
Blowers Green have done in this national competition…
watch this space for the results young Darwins,
Einsteins, Brunels and Curies!
Can we say a big thank you to everyone who joined
us for our E-Safety day back in March. All sessions
were well attended and enjoyed by children and guests alike.
Keeping children safe whilst online in today’s technology filled world
is incredibly important, and after the sessions, thanks to the feedback
received by both the children and those who attended. Everybody felt
much more informed of how to stay safe on-line and how to report
anything if there was ever a problem. If you were unable to attend,
or just wish to refresh your memory, you can do this by visiting:
wwwwww.thinkuknow.co.uk.
Classes 5 and 6 enjoyed a truly memorable day
in our nation’s capital. After a very early start,
the children all boarded our coach and set off
ready for Blowers Green’s biggest adventure yet.
The children passed through all of London’s
famous landmarks: Big Ben, Houses of
Parliament, Wembley Stadium, MI5 and of
course, our Queen’s home, Buckingham Palace
(and yes she was in residence).
The sun shone on the children all day, which was greatly
appreciated, as it enabled them to truly appreciate the spectacular
views on offer as they rode the London Eye and also ‘snap’ some
memories that will last a lifetime.
But the fun didn’t stop there, as soon as the children had
disembarked the London Eye, they hopped back on the coach for a
bit more sight-seeing on route to their final activity of the day… The
National Science Museum. The Museum lived up to everyone’s
expectations, with the children taking full advantage of the shows,
interactive display and, of course, the shop!
Thank you to everyone who was involved in
making this trip happen, from the children who
represented the school superbly, to the members
of staff who gave up their time and also the
parents who also had an early start and were
all there to collect their exhausted children!
Team Building
Shelter Building Rock
Climbing
Jacob’s
Ladder
Fencing
Campfire Zipwire